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Originally Posted by Itshim
What a load of rubbish , so much easier to blame something which we can't control
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What is rubbish, predestination or the fact that it has been debated? It is the latter I wished to hightlight, though even in predestination the individual is responsible for their own actions. The thinking gets very convoluted and the focus is around soteriology more than simple daily choices. But it does fit in-line with the overall topic.
Then, I guess, the question becomes do we have total free will to make any choices we wish, do we have free will to choose between a more limited number of options, are any choices we make real or just an illusion (like a magician's force) or are we so controlled that we don't have any real options at all that really matter. I would also suggest that the question is more than smaller choices we make like what to have from a menu (obvious limited options) or what colour shirt to wear today.
If we are always influenced/controlled by external factors what/who are they? Do we have a choice about which external factor we pay attention to or is even that an illusion?